• University of Oxford: All Souls Seminars in Medieval and Renaissance Music

    University of Oxford: All Souls Seminars in Medieval and Renaissance Music  November 13 7:00 AM (HST)   Featuring: Elina Hamilton (University of Hawai’i, Mānoa) Peter Lefferts (University of Nebraska, Lincoln) Elżbieta Witkowska-Zaremba (Warsaw, Polish Academy of Sciences) De legitimis ordinibus pentachordorum et tetrachordorum by Theinred of Dover has long been known to scholars but has virtually remained inaccessible until recent ...

    Free
  • The Rite of Spring

    Orvis Auditorium at UH Mānoa 2411 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United States

    February 1, 2026 4:00 pm The Rite of Spring   Be prepared to feel the hall rumble… this program features 2 pianists on 2 pianos and an alarming number of percussion instruments. Program: Igor Stravinsky, The Rite of Spring Bela Bartok, Sonata for 2 Pianos & Percussion   Jordan Schifino, percussion Brad Davis, percussion Jonathan Korth, piano Monica Chung, piano ...

    Free – $25
  • Korean New Music Collaboration

    Orvis Auditorium at UH Mānoa 2411 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United States

    February 12 & 13, 2026 Korean New Music Collaboration Seoul National University College of Music and University of Hawaii Composition Program New and Traditional Music for Korean Instruments 2 Concerts Thursday February 12 - 7:30PM Traditional music and new works by UH faculty composers, performed by Seoul National University faculty. Friday February 13 - 7:30PM World premieres of new works ...

    Free
  • Korean New Music Collaboration

    Orvis Auditorium at UH Mānoa 2411 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United States

    February 12 & 13, 2026 Korean New Music Collaboration Seoul National University College of Music and University of Hawaii Composition Program New and Traditional Music for Korean Instruments 2 Concerts Thursday February 12 - 7:30PM Traditional music and new works by UH faculty composers, performed by Seoul National University faculty. Friday February 13 - 7:30PM World premieres of new works ...

    Free
  • Zero to Sixty! Donald Reid Womack at Sixty

    Orvis Auditorium at UH Mānoa 2411 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United States

    February 18, 2026 Zero to 60!!! Donald Reid Womack at Sixty 7:00 pm (note early start time) A retrospective concert in celebration of longtime UH composition faculty Donald Womack’s 60th birthday. Featuring Guest Artists: Jiyoung Yi, gayageum Yoonjeong Heo, geomungo Kyunggah Kim, piri Seojeong Kim, janggu Younjoo Lee, oboe Galliard String Quartet and UH Faculty Artists: Jonathan Korth, piano Thomas ...

    Free
  • Islands: A Piano Recital by Nic Gerpe

    Orvis Auditorium at UH Mānoa 2411 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United States

    February 26, 2026 Islands: A Piano Recital by Nic Gerpe 7:30 pm Nic Gerpe is an acclaimed pianist praised by the L.A. Times for his “crystalline” tone and “dazzlingly fluid” technique. A powerhouse of contemporary music, he has premiered works at Walt Disney Concert Hall and is featured on the GRAMMY nominated album Passing Through. Featuring works by: Almeida Prado ...

    Free – $25
  • Prismatic Breath – Faculty Recital Series – Alex Hayashi, Oboe

    Orvis Auditorium at UH Mānoa 2411 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United States

    March 24, 2026 Prismatic Breath – Faculty Recital Series with Dr. Alex Hayashi 7:30 pm Dr. Alex Hayashi, lecturer in oboe, will perform a faculty recital with Megumi Kurachi on piano. Prismatic Breath, will explore the versatility of the oboe as a solo instrument. The breath of the performer acts as a prism, refracting a single column of air into wide ...

    Free
  • A Songbird Dreams of Singing

    Orvis Auditorium at UH Mānoa 2411 Dole Street, Honolulu, HI, United States

    March 29th, 2026 A Song Bird Dreams of Singing 4:00 pm A Songbird Dreams of Singing, an evening of lullabies and nocturnal reverie. Featuring Grammy Award-winning soprano Audrey Luna and pianist Jonathan Korth, the program includes songs by Schubert, Strauss, Debussy, and a world premiere of a song cycle by composer Thomas Osborne and children's author Kate Hosford.  Miss Luna ...

    $25
  • Christopher Yohmei Blasdel: Between Time and Space

    Christopher Yohmei Blasdel: Between Time and Space 55 Years of Shakuhachi April 12, 2026 3:00 PM Between Time and Space explores the shakuhachi as both a historical instrument rooted in meditation and ritual, and as a living voice in contemporary and cross-cultural terms. Spanning centuries of repertoire, the program moves fluidly between solohonkyoku, collaborative works, and improvisation, inviting listeners into ...

    $15 – $30
  • Christopher Yohmei Blasdel: Between Time and Space

    Doris Duke Theatre 900 S. Beretania Street, Honolulu, HI

    Christopher Yohmei Blasdel: Between Time and Space 55 Years of Shakuhachi April 12, 2026 3:00 PM Between Time and Space explores the shakuhachi as both a historical instrument rooted in meditation and ritual, and as a living voice in contemporary and cross-cultural terms. Spanning centuries of repertoire, the program moves fluidly between solohonkyoku, collaborative works, and improvisation, inviting listeners into ...

    $15 – $30